North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid
The North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday a request by the trailing candidate in an extremely close race for a seat on this same court to rule now on whether well over 60,000 ballots ...
A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff
The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted fans to a greenhouse in Sydney on Thursday where they joined three-hour lines to experience a ...
Chinese court sentences man to death over knife attack at a Japanese school bus stop
A Chinese man who injured a Japanese mother and her child and killed a Chinese bus attendant trying to protect them in a knife attack near Shanghai last June has been sentenced to death, according to ...
House Republicans release alarming report on national security threats
A major report from the House Homeland Security Committee warns that U.S. national security defenses are deteriorating while ...
Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America, including a stop in Panama, which President Donald Trump has riled with talk of trying to reclaim ...
Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand made Thursday a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual ...
The AP NFL MVP finalists are Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson
Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player award.
Opinion
The Trump administration must resist the temptation of direct talks with Hamas
Last week’s Hamas-Israel hostage deal revealed a glaring and uncomfortable reality - the United States, albeit indirectly, became entangled with a murderous jihadi group. Securing the release of ...
Trump picks Brent Bozell, conservative media watchdog, to reform troubled U.S. media agency
President Trump announced he has selected a well-known conservative media monitoring specialist to head the troubled U.S. Agency for Global Media, the panel that oversees federal broadcasting outlets.
Officer suspended after police arrest gun-toting man who toured Capitol
The U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday said a man who passed a security checkpoint with a handgun and toured the chamber was arrested and charged.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Seattle issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday blocking the administration from carrying out ...
National Zoo’s new pandas to make their public debut Friday
The District’s latest star attractions are ready for their close-up: 3-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao will make their first public appearance Friday at the National Zoo.